Even a Smile
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem All praise is for Allah swt, We praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah swt from evil of ourselves and wickedness of our own deeds. Whomever Allah guides, cannot be lead astray and whomever Allah misguides none can guide him What do money, a good word and removing something harmful from the road have in common? Giving charity is such an important part of Islam that even the Arabic word tasaddaqa {to give charity} comes from the root sadaqa meaning to speak truth , to be sincere Sadaqah { voluntary charity} is different from zakah, the compulsory alms that are collected every year. A muslim shows his sincerity of faith and attains piety by being generous.: " Ye will not attain unto piety until ye spend of that which ye love. And whatsoever ye spend, Allah is aware thereof" - Al-Imran :92 There are many verses in the Qur'an in which Allah ta'ala tells muslims to give in charity. Sometimes this...